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Hong Kong Annual Administration Reports, 1841-1941
COLONIAL REPORTS—ANNUAL.
Ships. Tonnage. Ships. Tonnage. Analysis of Shipping (Steamers) Entered and Cleared: 1898 and 1899. 1898. 1899. Decrease. Tonnage, Increase. Ships. Tonnage. Ships. Tonnage. British 7,224 8,601,880 7,354 8,565,828 130 36,948 Foreign: German 1,885 1,767,288 1,265 1,658,895 120 108,843 Japanese 481 1,005,455 668 1,838,978 177 333,518 Chinese 424 623,667 456 506,696 82 16,971 French 312 349,568 444 487,893 132 87,825 American Norwegian 404 378,097 262 284,790 152 93,307 Austrian 130 91,967 162 160,566 22 68,599 Italian 50 132,818 54 142,800 4 10,072 Danish ** 26 37,990 80 58,420 15,430 Dutch 134 85,101 24 48,105 110 36,996 Russian Hawaiian 2 6,854 11,817 4,963 Belgian 10 23,892 9,192 * 14,200 Spanish 2 4,848 7 8,048 Portuguese 8,700 Siamese 9 2,591 15 7,706 Swedish 9 6,115 12 17,678 12 17,678 4 6,040 1 12,638 62 3,344 62 3,344 Total 10,602 13,018,144 10,700 13,287,212 584 596,514 396 322,446 896 322,446 Nett Increase 188 274,068